I have spent a year, at the bare minimum (but given some symptoms, possibly two or three) with Graves disease. It's annoying to sweat like a pig and be unable to wear long sleeves in the dead of winter. It's kind of nice to loose weight for no reason, but a little confusing. It's more than a little scary to be forever shaking and feeling close to a heart attack when not even thirty. And frankly, it's embarrassing to have a goiter. But these are not the things that made me miserable. What made me miserable was the fact that my hormones are going INSANE. And I feel like a crazy person at least 70% of the time.
Now I am taking methimazole, and I should be better very soon.
And I just found a metaphor for my life. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!